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Police brutality, Brooklyn center (Minneapolis suburb), death, news
Maybe some late news, but cops killed someone yesterday afternoon. Again. Headline should read "police shoot and scare young man, cause car crash, 1 death".
It sounds like Daunte Wright, who was just 20, got scared after the police didn't want him to leave after a 'random traffic stop'. Brooklyn Center police shot and injured him when he fled.
Daunte proceeded to drive away, presumably to get medical attention, but crashed into another vehicle soon after. Five people were injured, including his passenger. He died soon after.
Police brutality, Brooklyn center (Minneapolis suburb), death, news, protests, details
There were protests at the site yesterday and some looting in the area and around town last night. Unicorn riot has been there giving coverage. Protests last night were dispersed with tear gas, one person was badly injured with a baton round.
Dante was detained allegedly because of an outstanding warrant, but the merits of said warrant are unknown, as is whether or not he knew about it, etc. He'd been initially stopped because his vehicle was similar to one that'd been reported as stolen. There was no self-defense situation for the officers involved as he was killed while trying to leave. His body lay in the street for hours after his death, despite his mother's requests that it be moved. There were a number of live video streams, but I'm not sure where the footage is.
His family is very upset and condemned some of the looting yesterday. There's a ton of misinformation floating around on social media that local kids are running into. Unicorn Riot seems like the best place for coverage.
Dante Wright should be alive today and now he isn't. Say his name. This has to change.